Lotus Lantern

Control the lights from your phone

Lotus Lantern is a Bluetooth controller for LED strips. It lets you adjust a strip’s colour, brightness and colour temperature from the app, rather than reaching for a separate controller. It suits people who want to make simple lighting changes from nearby, or set a more animated look when the occasion calls for it.

Choose a steady colour or a moving effect

For everyday use, the useful controls are the direct ones: pick a colour, make it brighter or dimmer, or change its warmth. When a static glow is not what you want, Lotus Lantern also offers flashing modes. The app can make the lights respond to the rhythm of music, adding movement without requiring you to adjust the strip by hand as a song plays.

More than one strip

The app can control several LED strips over Bluetooth. That may be handy if your lighting is spread across more than one strip, though the controls depend on having strips that work with Lotus Lantern. Its purpose is specific: manage compatible lights, make a few adjustments, then leave the app closed until you want another change.

A widely used, mixed-rated utility

Lotus Lantern is published by fstart in the Tools category. It has more than 10 million installs and a rating of 3.2 from 14,742 ratings. Those figures suggest plenty of people have tried it, while the middling score is a reason to keep expectations practical. It is a focused remote for LED lighting, not a general smart-home hub.